Tomorrow,
on Wednesday, 26th November, the Trustee of the
America’s Cup, the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG),
will reveal the identity of the Host City and the
principal partner for the 32nd America’s Cup.
Details of the new features of the Louis Vuitton
challenge trophy and the America's Cup in 2007 will
be unveiled when organisers AC announce the location
of the event.
The announcement will take place at the Hotel President
Wilson on the shores of Lake Geneva. Michel Bonnefous,
CEO of AC Management, the organising authority for
the next event, will outline the vision and plans
for the 32nd America’s Cup.
"Through this bidding process, we have identified
four wonderful venues, each capable of hosting the
America’s Cup," Bonnefous said. "Each
city has worked very hard through the bidding process,
and they have all done an outstanding job."
On top of on-site visits, checks on plans, scrutiny
of financial and social conditions, infrastructure,
or political support, AC management had boats with
wind vanes quietly sailing off the candidate ports
all summer to double-check weather data.
"It must be a place with steady winds, a wind with
some diversity. On top of that a capacity to bring
the event close to people, the environment for the
regattas, all of this counts in the sporting quality
of the location," Bonnefous said.
At 11:51, Pierre-Yves Firmenich, Commodore of the
Société Nautique de Genève, will join Michel Bonnefous
in revealing the identity of the new Host City.
The ceremony will commence at 11:15 and will be
followed by a press conference.
The entire ceremony can be viewed via a live webcast.
Full webcast details can be found on americascup.com.
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